Trade union Ver.di announced new strikes by employees of different parts of Deutsche Telekom (DT). The fourth round of wage negotiations took place on 23 April. Ver.di is asking the employer for a wage increase of 6.5 percent over a period of 12 months for the around 85,000 employees. A recommendation formulated by an independent mediator for the DT-AG will be on the table on 3 May. The recommendation includes a pay increase by 1 May 2012 of 2.3%, and further increases of 2.1% from 1 January 2013 and 1 August 2013. It comes near to the demands as formulated by Ver.di. In other parts of the company the dispute continues.
German: http://tk-it.nrw.verdi.de/projekte/projekt-tarifbewegungen-2012 ...
English: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/15/deutschetelekom-strike ...
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/deutsche-telekom-workers-start-token-strikes
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/16/deutschetelekom-union-id ...
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